St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-14
AMONG THE HORSES.
Preparations for the Meeting ofthe Mime
sofa Breeders for their Annual
Trotting Meeting.
Nestor, the New Trotting Wonder in Wis
oonsin, a Full Brother of Sher-
woods Baymont.
What D. w. Woodmansee Has to Say
About Commodore Kittson's
PAGER Johnston.
McGrath Sells Abbfe Theseus, and
VIII Sell Most of His Well-Bred
Trotting Stock.

Can't. J. D. Wood, the secretary of the
Minnesota Association of Trotting and
Pacing Horse Breeders, will this week mail
a considerable number of blanks for nomi-
nations to the stakes opened by the asSocla-
ton for 1887 and for the renewal of futurity
stakes for foalS of 1887 to be trOtted and
paced in 1890. These are as as follows:
TROTTING.
Stake l, yearlings, foals of 1886, half mile
heats, best two in three; entrance S.5. Dis
tanee waived.
Stake y for two-year-oldS, fOalS of 1885,
mile heats best two in three; entrance Sl5
Distance waived.
Stake 5, for three-year-olds, foals of 1884.
mile heats, best two in three; entrance Sl5
Distance waived.
Stake I, for four-year-olds, foalS of 1888,
mile heats best three in five; entrance $50.
Stake ), for tive-year-oldS, foalS of 1882,
mile heats best three in five; entrance $50.
Stake &, aged mares and geldiugs, with rec
cords no better than 2:40, mile heats, best
hree in five: entrance $50.
Stake Z, free to all stations owned at least
,ne year in the state and kept for stud SER
ice. mile heats, best three in five; en-
rance $50.
Stake s. stations owned at least one year in
he state, and kept for stud service, and eligi-
lie TO the 500 class, mile heats, best two in
aree; entrance SIS.
PACING.
Stake 9. for three-year-oldS and under, mile
Keats best two in three; entrance SIS. Dist
knce waived.
Stake 10. for five-year-olds and under, mile
heats, best three in five; entrance $50.
The amount of money to be added will
be announced hereafter. Renewal of Flu
turity stake, TO be trotted in 1890 by colts
and tillies then three-year-o the produce
OF mares covered in 1886, whose owners
shall subscribe to the stake as follows: En-.
trance fee $40, to be paid as follows: SIS to
accompany the nomination OH or before
April 81, 1887. on which day the nomina
ton of mares shall close; second payment
of So Jan. i, 1888, TO accompany name and
description of foal the produce of mares
named as above; third payment of SO Jan.
4, 1889, and final payment of $50 the night
before the race. Entries for the fore going
uamed stakes will close April 81, 1887. In
all stakes except the two stallion events
nominations must be Minnesota bred and
raised, save where exception is made in the
constitution and bylaws. and owned by
members Of the association. For the two
stallion classes the nominations
least one year, owned by mem
berS of the association and kept
for stud service. Payments of entrance
money to the stakes for 1887 will be in
three equal installments. first to accompany
the nominations April 81, 1887; second
payment OH or before June 4, 1887, and a
third and final payment ten days before the
meeting at which the stakes shall be con-
.eSted. No nomination will be received
lnleSs accompanied by first payment of
entrance money. In making nominations
iuIl breeding should be given, including at
least four generations if possible. The
breeders of this state should take hold of
this business with vim and energy, and at
once go to work preparing their stock for
the event. There is disposition to delay
and postpone the efforts to condition the
young stock. The result has been in too
many cases IN the past that breeders come
to the post with their stock not prepared, and
then are discouraged by defeat. This result
can and ought to be avoided by taking time
to prepare the stock and get it into proper
racing condition. Without this care and
preparation defeat is inevitable no matter
what the breeding of the stock may be-
There is a goodly number of as we'll bred
stations and mares in Minnesota as there is
in any other state. The great point now
is to develop and bring their produce out
1t is fast becoming question of supremacy
as to who OWNS the fastest stock and the
best horses. The struggle will be deter
mined one, and must be fought out in the
same way as it is in Kentucky. Breeding
is good, but the owner that gets his stock
to the front will get the cream of the bust
ness in breeding and selling his produce